Barbara Ann Repan

Sharing Hope that Anchors the Soul

Don’t Lose Heart

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Don't Lose Heart by Jason Meyer

  Discouragement can be defeated. 'Don’t Lose Heart' is about having hope when discouraged from the events of this life, whether personal or worldly. Written from a Christian perspective, included are practical, Biblical principles that point to Jesus as our hope. Though a small book, it is full of encouraging words. Words to bring us back to Jesus. We lose heart sometimes when our focus is on the problems around us instead of on Jesus. We can defeat discouragement for our past, the Continue Reading

We Fear the Unknowns but we are not Unknown

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Sometimes when you have a dream, you have to chase it regardless of the unknowns.  Last week I did just that in Charlotte, NC to attend a writer's conference. It was a wonderful experience and I gained HOPE in so many areas. I went with many unknowns and even felt unknown at times.  A gal I only barely met one other time rode with me. Thankful to have Yohanna in my passenger seat. We prayed before we took off and had God’s sense of presence with us the entire time. Even when we were stuck in Continue Reading

A Metamorphosis Experience

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Watching the metamorphosis of a chrysalis to a monarch was a beautiful experience. A few weeks ago we got to see this at our home in Ohio. The end of summer calls for cleaning up the flower beds. As my husband was cutting back bushes and flowers the end of September he noticed a “green thing” hanging from our window shutter. We had no idea what it was and soon forget about it for several days. Turns out this “green thing” with gold dots was a chrysalis. As I looked closer at the gold Continue Reading